As Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets his allies to rally support for the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, further details emerge about the draft package, which — among other things — seeks to establish a constitutional role for the field marshal. The draft of the proposed amendment, seen by The Express Tribune, will be submitted to […]
As the federal government is likely to table the 27th Constitution Amendment Bill in parliament today (Friday), all eyes are on the Supreme Court judges and their response to the proposed creation of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), which would serve as the country’s apex court. The Supreme Court is likely to be converted into […]
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) rejected the proposed 27th constitutional amendment as the party’s top policy-making body made it clear on Thursday that there would be no compromise on provincial autonomy or the provincial share in the National Finance Commission (NFC). PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told reporters late Thursday night that the PPP Central […]
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at war with the regular army for more than two years, announced on Thursday that they had agreed to a proposal for a humanitarian truce put forward by mediators. The announcement follows the paramilitaries’ capture of the major city of El-Fasher, which dislodged the army from its last stronghold in […]